School Choice Is Good
School choice is inherently good. I don’t mean to say school choice is good because it will lead to specific...
When Kansas City Leaders Got It Right
We often use this blog to criticize city leaders for their bad ideas. City leaders rush to spend public funds...
A Lesson for Missouri: Indiana Toll Road Bankruptcy Highlights Privatization Advantages
Policy Researcher Joseph Miller writes in the Columbia Tribune: Here’s a story we’re familiar with in Missouri: Government officials propose...
The Bankruptcy of Indiana Toll Road Highlights Privatization Advantages
Recently, the Indiana Toll Road Concession Company (ITRCC), which operates the Indiana Toll Road, declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This bankruptcy...
Missouri Dental Association Promotes Its Agenda
Two op-eds, attributed to different members of the Missouri Dental Association (MDA), appeared in the Columbia Missourian and the Examiner...
Is the Federal Stimulus Benefiting Missouri at the Expense of Wisconsin?
The editorial board at my hometown newspaper, the La Crosse Tribune, is critical of the way that federal stimulus funds...
Filling the Cavities in Missouri’s Dental Care
Missouri’s oral health is among the worst in the nation. The Centers for Disease Control ranked the state 47th...
Real Tort Reform
It appears that the Missouri state Supreme Court may be poised to strike down the $350,000 cap on damages for...
Filling the Cavities in Missouri’s Dental Care
[Author’s Note: I incorrectly reported that the agreement with the ADA ended Alaska’s program; it is, in fact, still thriving,...
Australian Officials Comment on Jessica Watson’s Sailing Skills
How would you like it if the governor watched you fall off your bike and then told you, “You really...
“We Find Also in the Sound a Thought, Hearing It By This Distant Northern Sea”
I’m not the only one who quotes poetry after being inspired by the adventures of two teen girls who want...
“My Boat Is on the Shore, and My Bark Is on the Sea”
Laura Dekker isn’t the only teen whose government is trying to prevent her from achieving her sailing goals. Jessica Watson...
Slow News Day in Australia
The top headline on the Chronicle‘s website is that a husband had to deliver a baby at home because there...
A Post About Foreign Ownership That Has Nothing to Do With InBev!
Attorney General (and gubanatorial candidate) Jay Nixon was asked at a recent forum about his transportation plans. KY3’s Political Notebook...
Eric Mink’s Talkin ’bout Bridges
Eric Mink has an excellent article in the Post-Dispatch today about the proposed Mississippi River bridge. It is carefully researched...
